IRRIG. XVI

closed

The Sixteenth Irrigation Project will comprise: (a) construction of the second stage of the Sitiung irrigation system in Sumatra to serve about 7,600 ha of transmigrant and local farmer lands; (b) improvement of management information systems of the Directorate General of Water Resources Development; (c) training and support for water users and their associations; (d) expansion of DGWRD's basic hydrological data network; (e) and studies for development of the Cisanggarung River Basin and detailed design of the Jatigede Dam. The project will create a demand for some 21 million man-days of labor over the construction period, and will increase rice production by about 36,000 tons/year by 1990. The main risk facing the project is that, in the Sitiung II component, agricultural benefits might build up slower than projected; however, sensitivity analysis indicates that this risk lies within tolerable limits. Other project components, including designs and studies of future projects and assistance to DGWRD for institution building, bear low risk.